Jiang Ziyu appeared in the ward, which was more frightening than a five-man army. She leaned by the bed, lowered her head, and whispered into Jiang Wenbin's ear, "Stop pretending. I know you're not asleep."
Her eyelashes blinked constantly, hardly like someone asleep.
Jiang Wenbin's breathing became rapid, but under his fear, even when discovered, he continued to feign sleep.
"Jiang Ziyu, do you have any conscience? We weren't good before, but you don't have to spare your own father lying in the hospital. Aren't you afraid of retribution for being so aggressive?" Xu Jingya pulled her away from the bedside.
Hearing her words, Jiang Ziyu felt like laughing.
Retribution? They had done so many bad things, and if there was retribution, shouldn't it find them first?
Shaking off the hand that was holding her arm, Jiang Ziyu stated frankly, "Is having a conscience in conflict with seeing you in such a pathetic state?"
With these words, even Jiang Wenbin, who was pretending to sleep in bed, could no longer stand it.
He opened his eyes and looked at Jiang Ziyu's current appearance, but the words he had prepared got stuck in his throat.
She looked so much like her!
Jiang Wenbin felt fear. This oppressive feeling was like facing her mother, Lu Yuman, back then.
"You are just like your mother, with a heart of stone, cold and hard."
The words blurted out, and Jiang Wenbin's eyes were filled with disgust and disdain.
Back then, he had pursued Lu Yuman desperately, but she, relying on her noble background, simply wouldn't even look at him. Every confession was met with her cold refusal. If not for an accident, how could he have had the chance to marry this aloof beauty?
Jiang Ziyu frowned and glared at him, "You have no right to mention my mother's name."
Her mother had just passed away, and before the mourning period was even over, he had eagerly brought Xu Jingya and Jiang Feifei, his illegitimate daughter, home. Disregarding her and her grandmother's lives, he had snatched all of Jiang's Corporation and intended to kill them all.
"Do you know what your mother did?" Jiang Wenbin asked, sitting up from the bed with difficulty, a smile on his face.
Jiang Ziyu was not foolish; she understood his intentions very well. If she showed curiosity, it would be an insult to her mother.
"Take good care of yourself. Don't just leave like this. You must watch clearly how Jiang's Corporation declines and perishes in your hands."
Ignoring the shouts behind her, Jiang Ziyu swaggered out of the ward.
Di Mingjue, following behind her, looked at her bold and domineering side, and his heart ached.
Seemingly independent and self-reliant, Jiang Ziyu was, in reality, extremely fragile. She projected an image of not needing any support, but that wasn't the case.
Di Mingjue quickly caught up with her and spoke first, "Regarding the cooperation between Di Jue Group and Jiang's Corporation, how do you want to proceed?"
She paused and looked down at him, "Will you listen to what I say?"
After saying that, she smiled self-deprecatingly. In the past, when she was ignorant, she would foolishly fantasize about things. Now, after experiencing so much, she no longer believed anyone's words.
As the saying goes, relying on oneself is better than relying on others; this truth had always been like a guiding principle. Just like Jiang's Corporation, currently in dire straits, she had thought she could use Di Mingjue's help to completely resolve the situation, but thoughts were just thoughts.
Jiang Ziyu withdrew her gaze and continued to walk forward.
Looking at her lone and determined back, Di Mingjue had a daring thought.
He wanted to protect her!
...
Late at night.
A car stopped by the side of a sparsely populated road. Following a figure, the passenger door was opened.
"What do you want to see me for?"
"To discuss cooperation."
Jiang Feifei took off her sunglasses and looked at Di Ruihe in the driver's seat, confused.
Given the current situation of Jiang's Corporation, there was no need for cooperation. Unless he didn't want his company to develop smoothly.